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Asia's Newest Nation: From an obscure colony to a war zone patrolled by UN peacekeepers until recently… it sounds like somewhere in Africa. But the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste lies almost at Asia's furthest extremity, one half of an island a short flight from Bali or from northern Australia.
East Timor is not exactly ripe for tourism, but that is much of its charm. Outside Dili, the sleepy, torrid capital - watch for goats crossing the road - there are no landline telephones, no banks, no gasoline pumps; almost no stores and limited accomodations. On the other hand, fellow travellers may invite you home to share steamed rice with fish baked in pandanus leaves. The going may sometimes be rough but the journey will prove rewarding in human terms (and the diving is quite fantastic). Images
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